baja
[ˈbaxa]
The verdict
“baja” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #738 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #738
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Diminución del precio, valor y estimación de una cosa.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | baja |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbaxa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #738 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “baja” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for baja is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbaxa]. Corpus data places it at rank #738 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for baja, with forms such as "abja", "baaj", and "bajja". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bla", "bay", "ban", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is baja, spelled B-A-J-A.
Definition
- 1Diminución del precio, valor y estimación de una cosa.
- 2Alemanda.
- 3Declaración oficial mediante la cual se pone fin a la actividad en sectores o oficios sujetos a tributación.
- 4Impreso de carácter tributario utilizado para comunicar el abandono de una actividad económica o profesional.
- 5Baja temporal.
- 6Justificante que certifica una baja temporal.
- 7Retiro o separación de una persona de una institución, oficio, trayectoria profesional, entre otros ámbitos.
- 8Pérdida o falta de un individuo.
- 9Documento que acredita o en que consta la falta de un individuo.
- 10Bajío (elevación del fondo).
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abja,baaj,bajja,bbaja,bjaa,vaja
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of baja - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “baja”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-J-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbaxa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “bla” - see the side-by-side comparison. baja vs bla
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.